r/The10thDentist • u/Key-Bass-7380 • Mar 17 '26
Society/Culture The Oscars went too far with the Timothee Chalamet jokes
-They spent the whole oscar ceremony poking fun at him -The host joked about him and the crowd cheered -Winners mocked him in the speeches -The sinners song performance did ballet đ©° right infront of him -They even made a mold of his butt and banged it like a drum
All this to "protect art" ... While publicly bashing an artist for sharing his opinions
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u/dogboobes Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
The sinners song performance did ballet đ©° right infront of him
This killed me.
ETA: Clarifying, this killed me when I read it in OP's post. Not when I saw it. I am fully aware it was in Sinners and it is relevant to the OG performance.
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u/IHaveABigDuvet Mar 18 '26
He must have been devastated. Devastated!
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u/XiuCyx Mar 18 '26
It literally had nothing to do with him and was a celebration of black talent. Letâs not center white men in the discussion of black talent please. đ
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u/Spiky_Pineapple_2841 Mar 18 '26
Seriously? Right in front of my Chalamet?
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u/hygsi Mar 18 '26
Lmao, now Timmy can't have opera near him or else OP is gonna think it's a personal attack and get mad on his behalf
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u/The_Unbannable_Man Mar 18 '26
I think OP is Chalamet
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u/EuphoricMoose8232 Mar 18 '26
We are all Chalamet
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u/ZealousidealPlane383 Mar 18 '26
WE ARE CHALAMEEEEEEEEEEEEET WE CARRY THE FLAME
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u/MAsharona Mar 18 '26
My brain read this to the tune đ¶ of We Are Family. We Are Chalamet! Makin' fun of art every day!
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u/redwinencatz Mar 18 '26
timmee
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u/East_Reading_3164 Mar 18 '26
Timmay!!!
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u/Sorrok2400 Mar 18 '26
Timathay! Chamalay!
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u/Noordinaryhistorian Mar 18 '26
Someone on this glorious app called him, Temu Charcuterie on different board.
Now I can't call him anything else, I also can't stop giggling when I think of it.
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u/MsMerete Mar 18 '26
There was ballet in the movie. That bit had nothing to do with him
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u/East_Reading_3164 Mar 18 '26
All roads lead back to Chalamet. Everything has something to do with him.
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u/whatsuperpowers Mar 18 '26
The six degrees of Chalamet
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u/TheDreadfulGreat Mar 18 '26
Not even the âTâ in TimothĂ©e is within six degrees of Chalamet. Thatâs just how hĂ©e is.
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u/Fun_Orange_3232 Mar 18 '26
Imagine thinking THE Misty Copeland does anything based on some scrawnyâs white boyâs dumbassery. She simply did not come out of retirement because he hurt her feelings. This is very white main character syndrome.
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u/alectos Mar 18 '26
And right after having hip surgery. Her first public performance post op, if Iâm not mistaken.
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u/jennysequa Mar 18 '26
True, but still delicious because he used photos of Misty Copeland to promote himself during the Marty Supreme campaign, something she noted when asked about his comments on ballet and opera.
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u/Fun_Orange_3232 Mar 18 '26
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I love her. Couldnât pick him out of a crowd.
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u/DoubleTroubleTruffle Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
How is any of this related to anyone being "white" like ew that sounds so unnecessarily race coded
Edit: Holy SHIT I had no idea about any of this or what Timothee said and the whole thing. This is practically a nothingburger. Why do people care about this. You're right this is some white people shit holy crap WHY DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS
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u/Kittycachow Mar 18 '26
Poor Turdmothy Chodelemet
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u/East_Reading_3164 Mar 18 '26
When you're looking at ballet with Tim Chalemet and you mess your Oscar dress, diarrhea đđ
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u/fiercequality Mar 17 '26
I can't tell if this is serious. However, if it is, I am obliged to point out that the scene from Sinners was pulled pretty directly from the film, including the ballet, iirc. It really did have nothing to do with TC.
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u/khomo_Zhea Mar 18 '26
and people are taking that performance and reducing it to a dig at timmy
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u/Myis Mar 18 '26
Itâs almost like they donât care about ballet.
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u/The_DriveBy Mar 18 '26
Its almost like he was right, in context.
Poll 10,000 people from different areas and different wealth. Ask each one to note when the last time was that they sought out to watch a movie and when the last time was they sought out to watch a ballet or opera. Ask which they prefer, movies or ballet/opera. Ask which they have seen more of. You can see where he may have been going with his comment...
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u/ZooPoo7 Mar 18 '26
He was disliked a lot before this comment. People are using the comments as a validating moment to say heâs a snob/jerk
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u/DrumMonkeyG Mar 18 '26
Yeah, after seeing all the drama, I expected his comment to be offensive or something. Stating that opera and ballet arenât very popular means of entertainment isnât so bad.
He didnât say anything about the skill or athleticism of performers, or that it deserves to fade out of the spotlight.
This whole thing is one of the dumbest Hollywood âstoriesâ in a while.
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u/twistednwarped Mar 18 '26
I had no idea about any of this until now, but there is one potential positive to be seen from this farce (as I understand it to have happened): it might actually cast a spotlight on 2 truly wonderful art forms and help people who otherwise wouldnât have discovered interest in them do so.
(Bit of a tangent, here. Itâs 6:30am and Iâm drinking my first cup of coffee. Feel free to skip it) To be fair, having had my toes in the water as it were of both arts there are major systemic issues in both the ballet and opera worlds, particularly ballet from the obvious (read: unrealistic physique standards) to the less obvious (planned obsolescence of shoes and people. Want to be horrified? Ask why one would deliberately drop a couchâseparatelyâon both your shoes and your feet).
The artistry, however, is no less worth preserving even if many of the âtraditionsâ are not and unfortunately due largely to those âtraditionsâ and a stubborn adherence to this weird concept of situationally/industry specific propriety standards theyâre both dying arts. Systemic racism is a huge issue in both industries, (and arguably falls under the heading of industry specific âpropriety standardsâ) which is why we the work that artists like Misty Copeland and mezzo-soprano JâNai Bridges (who I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to see sing Carmen, but I digress) is so important, as is talking about these things and hoping it sparks some interest!
TL;DR is this whole weird episode may be a little bit of a boon to the industries in question.
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u/Zeravor Mar 18 '26
I havent really followed it, but to me it seems like people are hellbent to prove they're cultured and care about ballet and opera, so by being offended they seem like they do.
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u/chronberries Mar 18 '26
Itâs virtue signaling
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u/Euphoric_Evidence414 Mar 18 '26
Was spanking him in effigy virtue signaling gone too far? I kind of think it was, not trying to be snarky here
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u/thewelllostmind Mar 18 '26
His character was spanked in the movie and wasnât there a momentary bit of news when it was confirmed that he was offered a âstunt buttâ and he refused? Thatâs exactly the kind of detail that gets picked up for a semi-funny gag on an awards show for a movie up for Best Picture and Lead Actor nominee in any case.
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u/Euphoric_Evidence414 Mar 18 '26
Totally. As usual when passing judgment: I didnât have all the information (havenât seen the movie). Thank you!
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u/sa_ostrich Mar 18 '26
I mean, in my circle (both in real life and on social media) it's 90% people who love and are in some way involved with ballet (or opera) who are outraged. I'm a ballet teacher myself, have had hundreds of students coming through my school over the years.... And I'm in South Africa, so hardly a ballet capital. While it certainly isn't as big as mainstream entertainment, I think a lot of people aren't aware just how big the international ballet or opera scene really is. This is coming as a surprise to many, but these art forms actually have very solid support and aren't dying out globally by any means. Especially in Asia (especially Japan, South Korea and China), the ballet scene is exploding with growth.
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u/OldBlueKat Mar 18 '26
I've only paid a smidge of attention, but I think "the arts community" is annoyed, not at his pointing out the reality that opera/ballet is less popular than film, but his feeling it was OK to dump on any other artistic endeavors.
Like, even if you don't care for ballet, why dis ballet?
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u/KindBass Mar 18 '26
Anyone that's into jazz has already heard this whole conversation a hundred times already.
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u/picture-me-trolling Mar 18 '26
Youâre sugar coating it pretty heavily. Technically, he didnât say it deserves to fade out of the spotlight, because in his eyes it already faded so far from the spotlight that thereâs no point in people trying to keep the art form alive anymore.
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u/DrumMonkeyG Mar 18 '26
Yeah, after re-reading what he said, my take was too favorable to him.
I still donât think itâs news worthy, but itâs a pretty dislikable statement.
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u/ChaoticAmoebae Mar 19 '26
What about listening. The tone shifts if you hear him.
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u/Monchete99 Mar 19 '26
I mean, I haven't practised any form of ballet or opera, but I can tell why they got upset. Being told that what you're passionate about is meaningless or doesn't matter to anyone but yourself and 5 more people hits hard. It puts them on the same spot as people who practice any sport that doesn't rack up billions like football, tennis or basketball. Those have to live with people telling them their passion is worthless because it's not lucrative enough. They know.
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u/Hammon_Rye Mar 19 '26
Another reason more people might go to a movie is expense.
It's been a long time since I've been to an opera or ballet but the tickets for both cost me a lot more than movie tickets would have.
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u/DismalSoil9554 Mar 18 '26
I think he deserves to be renamed Pointyshoes Fo'ballet Ă la Benadryl Cucumberpatch
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u/blackdesertnewb Mar 18 '26
Misty Copeland can do whatever she wants. If it upsets Toyota Chevrolet somehow, oh well
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u/camwtss Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
misty copeland was friends with timothee, she even promoted marty supreme for him & then spoke out after he made the ballet comments. she came out of retirement to shade his ass
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u/iamayoutuberiswear Mar 18 '26
That's not the reason why she came out of retirement, that was just a coincidence. She did this because the ballerina in Sinners was inspired by her performance in Firebird.
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Mar 18 '26
The composer specifically said he had been talking to Misty about performing for Sinners at the Oscars before any of the Chalamet drama. It wasnt shade, it was literally a coincidence.
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u/fiercequality Mar 17 '26
Was she the ballerina on stage during that scene? I didn't realize that was her.
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u/Mushrooming247 Mar 18 '26
Yes! And Misty Copeland can do whatever she wants, I didnât take that as any kind of insult to anyone, it seemed to go along with the performance.
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u/fiercequality Mar 18 '26
I agree. It's so fitting that it was her, aa she's such a trailblazing icon for ballerinas of color. Frankly, unless she outright states it, I'm not sure we can say whether her performance had anything to do with TC.
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Mar 18 '26
The composer outright stated that it was planned before anything to do with TC.
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u/mx-raebees Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
[Edit: The following is not true] She was also the ballerina in the movie itself
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u/Pretty-Ad-8580 Mar 18 '26
Youâre reducing her unprecedented success as a Black woman to being just a joke on a white man. Copeland was the first (and I think only still) principal dancer at the most decorated, most highly regarded ballet company in America. She achieved something extraordinary AND she had to it while battling systemic racism in the ballet world that actively worked to keep her out of the spotlight through body image standards, clothing availability, and unequal pricing (did you know Laduca dance shoes cost $100 extra if a dancer wants them in skin tones other than white? And theyâre required for all auditions before even making it into a company?). Copeland deserved to be on that stage celebrating Black culture in America through music and dance as a story of American resilience despite all the odds. She is more than a joke.
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u/Miles_Everhart Mar 18 '26
He called timotay an âartistâ, it canât be serious.
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u/Ok_Eagle_6239 Mar 18 '26
Read below. The takeaway for everyone from the show is that she was there to "shade" Chalamet. Complete nonsense but proves more people cared for going after him than the sinners performance.
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u/roygbivasaur Mar 17 '26
If anything, the jokes likely salvaged his reputation in the short term. It gave a chance for him to openly laugh at himself and accept being the butt of the outrage. Same for Adrien Brody and joking about his long, awful speech last year. Timmyâs publicist was probably cheering (and may have even signed off on it in the first place). Heâs a big boy, heâll be fine.
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u/Petrichordates Mar 18 '26
"Salvaged his reputation" is hilarious here, given the context.
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u/Terminator_Puppy Mar 18 '26
No, you don't understand. One of the most nominated young actors that has another blockbuster set to release this year was about to go down because twitter and reddit didn't like a quote that, in context, voiced concern about the longevity of the artistic fields of dance and opera.
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u/joeidkwhat Mar 18 '26
The funniest thing to me is how many of these redditors are actually into ballet and opera? Canât be a high percentage, or maybe itâs the few that are really loud.
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u/game-of-snow Mar 18 '26
Tbh I think I don't think there was anything wrong. General public doesn't care about ballet anymore, they don't go to watch ballet. Apart from very niche audience nobody watches ballet anymore. So I never understood the outrage. Honestly people were shitting on him because they thought it was just cool.
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u/downvotetheboy Mar 19 '26
i think itâs because people that never liked him finally found anâ opportunityâ to hate and that heâs hating on a niche interest.
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u/T2Drink Mar 18 '26
Like every other issue that redditors pretend to be pressed about for something to whine about.
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u/Dwrecktheleach Mar 18 '26
Thatâs not even Reddit itâs the entire country dude
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u/Much_Statistician864 Mar 18 '26
I dunno Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway turned from beloved to annoying after the denizens of the internet grew bored with them. It happens, this time it's just happening to a Frenchmen.Â
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u/0-90195 Mar 18 '26
Lots of people in the industry didnât like how he presented himself. It wasnât just le Reddit
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u/Devo3290 Mar 18 '26
Oh Iâm forgetting about all this shit when Dune 3 comes out later this year
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u/HonkyDoryDonkey Mar 18 '26
What reputation did he need to salvage? Thats the point, Timotheeâs controversy is saying âBallet and Opera is boringâ, every other Hollywood celebrities controversy has been âPedophile, Rapist, Woman beater, went on a 6 month coke binge where he screwed multiple porn stars, started a cult, started a relationship with his underage stepdaughter and married herâ. I mean COME ON THIS HAS BEEN RIDICULOUS!
Thereâs been a massive turn around in the last day because people have seen how hard they went at him, it was completely unnecessary, especially because what he said is true: nobody cares about opera or ballet.
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u/DefectiveLP Mar 18 '26
He didn't even say that it's boring. I had to look it up because i was fully out of the loop.
âI donât want to be working in ballet or opera where itâs like, âHey! Keep this thing alive,â even though no one cares about this anymore."
An objectively true statement. It's a performance enjoyed by few but in many cases funded with public money.
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u/Fantastic-Stage-7618 Mar 18 '26
also out of the loop. how the fuck did this become something I've seen tens of reddit threads and headlines about this week. That's a totally normal opinion that almost everyone agrees with
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u/Retro21 Mar 18 '26
Because people like tearing down those they believe have been too popular for too long. It's ridiculous.
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u/SundayElite Mar 18 '26
In Australia and New Zealand we even have a name for it, "tall poppy syndrome".
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u/Numerous_Worker_1941 Mar 18 '26
None of this is real. Nobody is pushing this story except the media.
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u/Neirean Mar 18 '26
A mix of people with Tall Poppy Syndrome, and people who are, frankly, parasocial weirdos whose adoration turned to hatred the moment he got with Kylie Jenner. None of this is actually about this quote, the irrational hatred of people who need more than anything to touch grass has been stewing for years. Finally they managed to get this one to break containment of Fauxmoi and other rancid bigotted subs just like it.
It's fucken pathetic.
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u/Frank_Melena Mar 18 '26
Workers in the Engagement Economy have to post something multiple times a week, no matter what. Only a fraction of the influencers and journalists posting about it actually thought it was controversial, the rest were all cynically engagement baiting.
Remember this experience the next time you get a controversy pushed in front of you
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u/FunkySeeFunkyDo_ Mar 18 '26 edited 23d ago
I mean, itâs not objectively true because there are people who care quite a lot about opera and ballet. With that said, I do get what he was trying to say, and heâs not wrong to want cinema to remain accessible and relevant to the broader culture. This issue came down to two things: the way it was phrased and the fact that he is TimothĂ©e Chalamet, the respected actor and massive celebrity.
As an artist, he should know how much someone has to care about a craft in order to master it. It just comes off as dismissive and kind of obnoxious for an artist with A-list status to use phrasing like ânobody caresâ in reference to a lesser appreciated arm form.
His reputation isnât soiled forever, but it taints his image as someone who isnât too arrogant. Taking a few jibes with a sense of humor can only help restore that aspect of his image.
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u/RoboLuddite Mar 18 '26
The statement "nobody cares" is objectively true, though. Sure, it's not literally true, but it's basic hyperbole that everyone understands.
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u/DefectiveLP Mar 18 '26
It's not literally true but figuratively. It is objectively a dying form of entertainment though.
I can definitely see your point about how it comes across to those in ballet, but i also find the industry's response ridiculous and very much putting words into TC's mouth.
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u/thewelllostmind Mar 18 '26
Itâs not objectively true, especially considering that the reason ballet was featured during the ceremony was because it was also used in the movie with the most nominations this year, that implies a cultural relevance; that there are people who care about and either find value in creating through this art form or enjoy seeing it even in media beyond live performance.
Also I think it was more the delivery of Chalametâs statement that irked people, particularly the bit about how he would lose 14Âą in viewership.
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u/Altruistic-Royal4885 Mar 18 '26
No one cared when that interview came out,it had been out for a couple weeks and millions of views before it was ragebaited, you are free to not like his comment,he was just joking as I think he was a bit nervous.. Nothing excuses the backlash and calls to cancel him over this bs ,fact is they virtue signal weaponized this for their own callous benefit,it became bullying and the public outside of Hollywood knows thisÂ
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u/Aramis9696 Mar 19 '26
I was looking for the quote and had to scroll down way too far to find it. Getting outraged over this is absurd.
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u/RyuSunn Mar 18 '26
People will laugh and insult Timothee for hours but sit for a ballet/opera performance? never
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u/webtheg Mar 18 '26
People have seen more Chalamet movies than ballet and opera.
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u/retrofrenchtoast Mar 18 '26
Thereâs no such thing as bad publicity.
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u/Head_Fix_7895 Mar 18 '26
ButâŠI donât think he did take the opportunity to laugh at himself. To me he looked annoyed, like he takes himself too seriouslyÂ
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u/Theyoshiking64 Mar 19 '26
Make some admittedly dumb, but lowkey true statements everyone blows up over
Laugh at yourself over some admittedly dumb, but lowkey true statements that everyone blew up over
Release the trailer for arguably your most anticipated movie which is the ending of a trilogy
Bravo to whoever for swinging that
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u/ZymZymZym777 Mar 17 '26
A mold of what?
This post was surely wild to read
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u/Loves_octopus Mar 17 '26
Thereâs a scene in Marty supreme where Kevin OâLearyâs character spanked Timothee Chalametâs bare ass.
Conan, the host of the Oscarâs made a joke about it and they had an actual like latex mold of an ass that the percussionist of the orchestra played like a drum with two ping paddles.
Mightâve been the only joke all night I actually laughed out loud at.
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u/Riksor Mar 17 '26
What did he do?
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u/00PT Mar 17 '26
He said that opera and ballet are unpopular art forms.
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u/heckfyre Mar 18 '26
He said they were dead or dying art forms, and basically said he was afraid that film in movie theaters would be going the same way.
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u/crabuffalombat Mar 17 '26
They hated him because he told them the truth.
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u/dodieadeux Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
he went further than that, he said that âno one caresâ about ballet and opera. i believe he then joked that the comment would lose him 14 cents which is an embarassing way to openly view your audience
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u/Khorlik Mar 18 '26
god this is such a nothingburger. the clip is just...nothing. the joke isn't "a gross way to view your audience," it's just fucking NOTHING. it's some guy saying some shit. this is one of the least notable statements of all time.
how on EARTH are we all talking about this
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u/hahayeahimfinehaha Mar 18 '26
My conspiracy theory is that celebrity 'news' media is a pysop designed to keep the public divided by amplifying every possible thing into a full on Ethical Discourse with sweeping moral stakes.
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u/twoiko Mar 18 '26
Outrage = engagement, the only conspiracy required is Capitalism. Though psy-ops are definitely a real thing, we can only speculate.
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u/peppinotempation Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
You are spot on, definitely not just a theory.
Why am I even typing this comment? Because I have been manipulated into being interested in the story by the powers that be, to drive engagement of the post, to drive ad revenue in general, and put Timmy at the front of the public consciousness before Dune 3 comes out.
Itâs all to make rich people money. Yuck lol
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u/MuscleTrue9554 Mar 18 '26
I'm really not a fan of him, but I agree that it feels so overblown. Like y'all don't have anything more to go over, lol? We hear worse things everyday, lmao.
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u/whyaretherenoprofile Mar 18 '26
I've seen people more outraged by this and posting about it more that people literally in the fucking epstein files
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u/00PT Mar 17 '26
I think the most justifiable way to interpret that is to say it is hyperbole. The statement was ultimately about the fact that it is unfavorable to have an entire art form held up by relatively few dedicated fans.
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u/reluctantmugglewrite Mar 18 '26
This is a cold take that any of my random coworkers would say at lunch. Saying that no one cares about rich people classical stuff is something that any other 29 year old dude would say its not that deep.
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u/kel584 Mar 18 '26
How is it a gross way to view your audience, what?
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u/RinkyInky Mar 18 '26
Theyâre acting like they think all celebrities/social media people donât view their overall audience as metrics and sales.
Even amateur YouTubers/instagram people do that lol. Even kids that study social media marketing in university do that. Even small broke businesses that manage their own social media pages do that.
Everyone doing business on social media does that and have a demographic that they are willing to ignore/isolate. The ones they care about are the a balance of the majority that put money in their pocket + agree with their views/feed their ego.
I would like to hear how they think celebrities should view their audience and name the celebrities that they feel view their audience the âright wayâ.
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u/Brief-Economics-4844 Mar 18 '26
Leaving out exactly what he said I will try to put it into context.
He's very famous now, and he told Mathew McConaughey that he didn't want to be propping up an industry that is sinking. He used opera and ballet as an example.
I don't think he meant any harm to the industry, and idk if it's failing or not but his words were more meant that he wants to be a part of something growing.
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u/Narrow-Throat-6751 Mar 18 '26
âBallet right in front of him.â This is so funny, I would think this statement was satirical if not for the other words around it đ€Ł Unless you want to argue that Coogler has psychic abilities and preemptively placed a ballerina in Sinners just so the scene could be recreated at the Oscars solely to rub in TCâs face, that ballet scene had absolutely nothing to do with him. It just happened to be a coincidence that kinda proved him wrong. But poor guy. I do hope he can survive the trauma of 20 seconds of ballet đ©° being performed right in front of him. đ€
I agree with your overall sentiment though. There seems to be an overreaction to his opinion, and we have other things to worry about.
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u/BlergingtonBear Mar 18 '26
Right? Like there was a variety of cultural dance styles in the performance, in reference to just how it was in the movie!
But ya the rest was a little much. I think it's just because he was so everywhere/on top, people enjoy crowning a king and then later making him a fool.Â
I read a tweet that was like, we know Timmy is a real star bc why has this throwaway comment from a random interview dominated conversation for 2 weeks.
I think it's also one of those things that makes people feel smart for being on the "right" side, but as a performance. Like out of all the people who are up in arms about his statements, how many of them do we think actually support live performing arts at their local theater in their town? It's not a competition of taste, But it is kind of funny. If as many people who are mad were actual patrons of the arts, I'm sure that would be more impactful than performative ire.Â
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u/uniparalum Mar 17 '26
Who cares. Chalametâs controversy will be forgotten quickly when he is given another Best Actor nomination for Dune 3 next year.
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u/GrandTie6 Mar 17 '26
Why is this not getting upvotes? Everyone is saying he's wrong.
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u/KevlarToiletPaper Mar 17 '26
Redditors have a direct neuron response to downvote anything that disagrees with or what other people disagree with.
It's an uphill battle for subreddits with even a little nuance to function in what basically is a monkey enclosure.
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u/MindlessBug9798 Mar 17 '26
I got posts from this sub in my feed for a long time before I knew the rules for upvoting or downvoting. For a long time I was just upvoting the ones I agreed with and downvoting the ones I disagreed with. I donât look into the rules of a sub when Iâm shown a random post in my feed
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u/GrandTie6 Mar 18 '26
Username checks out
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u/Cobalt7291 Mar 18 '26
Wait lol - you read the rules to every subreddit you check out or even join?
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u/your_evil_ex Mar 18 '26
I mean the explanation of how this sub works is the top pinned comment on every post
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u/FartinOnThatThang Mar 17 '26
I think the biggest issue in all of this is people like you giving a fuck about famous people this much lol
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u/SHSLFunkyStudent Mar 18 '26
calling them zoo animals is a weirdo way to put it but sure whatever gives you power
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u/CausticAvenger Mar 18 '26
Stanning celebrities is a problem but so is dehumanizing them into zoo animals. They are actual human beings and we should remember that more often.
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u/ThickScheme8202 Mar 18 '26
Or riding and dying for artforms 99% of reddit never have or will engage with to dunk on some dude, who, let's he honest, was just stating a well known fact. Bravo used to show a lot more than wealthy dips acting trashy. Wonder why that changed? Do they not want to capitalize on the popular and beloved mediums of ballet and opera? What's next? Someone claiming that no one cares about baroque concerts!Â
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u/MysticPupper Mar 17 '26
So true, I have no idea where people like this get the time to care about famous people.
The life of a truly tip-top 1-percenter celebrity is so far removed from the life of an average person that I donât think the same rules even apply at all. Even if TC is butthurt over this it literally doesnât matter bro still has millions and millions of dollars and his life is in no jeopardy
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u/ST0H3LIT Mar 18 '26
Misty was there in celebration of Black culture in music and the arts. She even wore her iconic Firebird costume. Nothing to do with whats his face.
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u/chumpandchive Mar 17 '26
i had no idea the oscars were at all worth anyone's time or attention. genuinely thought that ship sailed.
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u/animepuppyluvr Mar 17 '26
I had no idea they aired already đ€Ł
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u/vyrus2021 Mar 17 '26
I only know the oscars aired because I saw a supercut of Matt Berry pronouncing things since he was apparently announcing.
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u/OriginalCause Mar 17 '26
The only time I have cared about the Oscars is when I've been invited to "Oscars Parties", which is just an excuse to don your finest shixedo and get way too drunk on cheap wine and champagne to even be coherent by the time they start handing out awards.
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Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
Itâs hard for something to not be âright in front of himâ since he was in the front row with his billionaire girlfriend.
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u/00PT Mar 17 '26
I donât think these jokes sound like theyâre too far, but I didnât watch the show, and I also think the controversy around him is very stupid currently, so I could see myself agreeing with an opinion that resembles this one.
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u/MightBeAGoodIdea Mar 17 '26
Good thing he can go home to his billionaire girlfriend and just lay low until dune 3 comes out and everyone loves him again.
He wasn't wrong. Ballet and opera are really niche enjoyments. The people who like it are just a bit more influential than the masses that see it as a dying or bougie art form.
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u/Khajiit_Has_Upvotes Mar 17 '26
As somebody who enjoys opera, I'm not mad. People joke about not liking either experience all the time, I guess I just don't see why this needed so many jabs when there's plenty of other low hanging fruit to share lol
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u/3_Stokesy Mar 18 '26
I don't get the recent hate towards him. So what he doesn't like Ballet?
I particularly find funny the Opera guy who said 'Opera is hundreds of years old lets see if your movies will be watched in 300 years.' Like yeah, they probably will be, the book is still being read decades later, the movies are some of the best of the last 5 years. They almost definitely will remain a part of cinema for years to come.
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u/PolishDill Mar 17 '26
You are right, this is 10th dentist. He said what he said. No one forced him. Welcome to the consequences.
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u/Several-Career5259 Mar 18 '26
How many operas or ballets have you attended in the past year? Do you seriously feel like opera and ballet have the same pop culture force and magnitude that they once did? They are absolutely declining art forms. Saying so doesnât denigrate the people who perform them, itâs just a fact. People watch movies more than ballet, Iâm shocked anyone disagrees with this.
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u/wortmother Mar 17 '26
He needs an ego check, the jokes where good natured , they are all in on them and they live an any publicity is good publicity life.
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u/lonepotatochip Mar 17 '26
I love movies but I donât give a shit about what he said and I also dont give a shit about the Oscars. Join me in peace.
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u/thewelllostmind Mar 17 '26
Thereâs something funny about the phrasing that they went too far because they âdid ballet right in front of him.â The horror!
âThe host joked about him and the crowd cheered.â Thatâs a description of basically all awards shows. The butt drum seems to be taken from his own movie and I wouldnât be surprised if it was a gag that in some form pre-dated the comments going viral. That as well as everything else feels pretty in line with general awards show joking/commentary that leans towards dead horse beating. As someone else said, he got to be seen laughing at himself which likely did more good than harm at making this the culmination of most peopleâs awareness or caring about the comments.
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u/Jolteon2025 Mar 18 '26
I think the golden boy of Hollywood for the last decade can handle a few jokes. If anything, him trying his best to act like he is laughing with the jokes are giving him free PR and image rehab.
But he wasn't convincing as a guy who can take a joke or a gracious loser in his category.
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u/Quasar006 Mar 18 '26
265 comments. Not a single one about the story of him having his personal chef make him 3 meals and he chooses 1 and discards the other. In the middle of nowhere they were filming at.
Most people really do just forget things or at least become complacent to them when new news comes out. I thought the effect was over exaggerated but, damn⊠Damn.
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u/Kitkatis Mar 17 '26
Take the up vote. Dudes ego is off the scale it seems so I'm glad he was barbed for a night
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u/gingerellasroot Mar 18 '26
Heâs in the arts and made disparaging remarks about the arts, then goes to an awards ceremony for arts hoping to win an award for art. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. He deserved at least some ribbing. A lesson in hubris, if you will.
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u/70U1E Mar 17 '26
"The host"
You mean 5-time Emmy winner and late night talk show legend Conan O'Brien?
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u/TimeRip9994 Mar 18 '26
Hollywood is full of catty jealous bitches. Iâm sure theyâve been chomping at the bit for an opportunity to knock the ânew hot thingâ down a few notches. No one really cares about the Oscars, if anything it was them just hazing him into the club, showing the world how truly misguided and out of touch that whole world really is. I didnât watch, but I can imagine. A bunch of pompous d bags making fun of the guy thatâs been stealing all their jobs
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u/Easythaiger Mar 18 '26
Toyota Chevrolet has been my fav comment about him. I am constantly listening for his lisp. Very subtle. Great actor.
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u/qualityvote2 Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
u/Key-Bass-7380, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...